10527 - PROC SUMMARY/MEANS produce incorrect results if HEX format used on CLASS variable

Problem Note 10527: PROC SUMMARY/MEANS produce incorrect results if HEX format used on CLASS variable

PROC SUMMARY/MEANS will produce incorrect results when one or more CLASS
variables are formatted to the HEX format with a width less than 16.

This occurs with the default SAS system option or if the PROC statement
option is set to THREADS. In order to circumvent this problem, set the
SAS system option or PROC statement option to NOTHREADS.

   OPTIONS NOTHREADS;

or

   PROC SUMMARY DATA=DSN NOTHREADS;



A SAS 9.0 update for this issue is available for OS/390.  Download and
install the "Threaded HEXw. Format Update" located at:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/90_updates.html#010527

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Solaris	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0
		z/OS	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0
		AIX	9 TS M0	9.1 TS1M0

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	alert
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> FORMAT

Date Modified:	2004-03-30 16:05:59
Date Created:	2003-07-30 10:05:42

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Problem Note 10527: PROC SUMMARY/MEANS produce incorrect results if HEX format used on CLASS variable

Operating System and Release Information